Lynette Dawson was ‘cowered’ by husband, her sister tells court

Patricia Jenkins told Chris Dawson’s murder trial that she had not seen or heard from her sister Lynette since New Year’s Day 1982

Alleged murder victim Lynette Dawson was greatly distressed before she vanished in 1982 after becoming “cowered” by her husband Chris Dawson, a court has been told.

Patricia Jenkins on Tuesday gave evidence at the NSW Supreme Court trial of Chris Dawson, who is alleged to have murdered his wife Lynette in January 1982.